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2.12 Opening or Creating Documents
with OpenOffice.org
The office suite OpenOffice.org offers a complete set of office tools including a word
processor, spreadsheet, presentation, vector drawing, and database components. Because
OpenOffice.org is available for a number of operating systems, you can use the same
data across different computing platforms. You can also open and edit files in Microsoft
Office formats then save them back to this format, if needed.
Start OpenOffice.org from the main menu or click the Office icon on the desktop. You
can also start individual components, like the word processor, by pressing Alt + F2 and
entering oowriter.
For an introduction to OpenOffice.org, see Chapter 1, The OpenOffice.org Office Suite
(↑Application Guide) or view the help in an OpenOffice.org program.
2.13 Viewing PDF Files and Other
Documents
Documents that need to be shared or printed across platforms can be saved as PDF
(Portable Document Format) files, for example, in the OpenOffice.org suite. View them
with Okular, the default KDE document viewer.
Start Okular from the main menu or press Alt + F2 and enter okular.
To open a document, select File > Open and choose the desired file from the file system.
Navigate through the documents by using the navigation icons at the top or bottom of
the window. If your PDF document provides bookmarks, you can access them in the
left panel of the viewer.
Okular also allows you to review a document by highlighting certain text parts or adding
annotations. For more information about working with Okular, see
PDF Files and Other Documents with Okular
Chapter 4, Viewing
(page 59).
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